Several American channels, including CNN, announced Saturday that Joe Biden had won the presidential election in the United States.
In a tweet posted earlier, Donald Trump claimed his "large" victory.
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Four days after the end of the vote, and while the counting continues in several key states, nothing is shaking Donald Trump's confidence in his re-election.
In a tweet published on Saturday, the outgoing president assured to have won this election, while his opponent, Democrat Joe Biden, remains at the head of the poll according to the partial results, without having however yet reached the fateful threshold of 270 voters, necessary to ensure victory.
He moved closer to the Oval Office on Friday as he took the lead in the key states of Georgia and Pennsylvania.
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In a tweet posted on Saturday, Donald Trump claims to have won the election "by far"
Joe Biden ahead of Donald Trump in Georgia, which will recount the votes, and in Pennsylvania
The Democrat leads by 253 (or 264 depending on the media) large voters, against 214 for Donald Trump
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Tweets and round of golf
The counters to reach the famous 270 grand voters - the majority of the electoral college - opening the doors of the White House are still blocked: 253 or 264 votes for Joe Biden, depending on whether the media attributed Arizona or not to him, and 214 for Donald Trump.
Despite this comfortable lead, the outgoing president ensures that he holds the victory.
In a post on his Twitter account on Saturday, he claimed his "large" victory. "
I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
In a series of morning tweets, immediately pinned as "misleading" by the social network, he again mentioned, without proof, "tens of thousands of illegally arrived ballots" and a "gross" lack of transparency on the count.
The Republican president has not spoken since Thursday evening, when he gave a speech from the White House to claim victory and denounce, again without supporting evidence, fraud.
Donald Trump visited his golf club in Sterling, Virginia on Saturday morning, his first outing since Presidential Election Day on Tuesday.
Joe Biden returns to lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia
Placed at the top in the first results in Pennsylvania and Georgia, Donald Trump ended up being passed by his rival, as the ballots arrived by mail, a method popular with the Democrats, were stripped down.
While 98% of the ballots have been counted so far in Georgia, the key state announced Friday, shortly before 5 p.m. French time, that a recount of the votes will be carried out.
At the time of the announcement, Joe Biden was ahead of Donald Trump by only 1,579 votes, the gap is now 4,000 votes.
The race in Georgia "remains too close," explained local Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger at a press conference in Atlanta.
"With such a slim margin, there's going to be a recount in Georgia."
In Pennsylvania, Joe Biden leads the race with nearly 30,000 votes over Donald Trump, according to the American agency Associated Press.
A gap that is widening, since at 9:30 p.m. 13,709 votes separated the Democrat from the Republican.
According to the Associated Press, 99% of the ballots were counted in this state.
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Donald Trump promises judicial offensive
Besides Pennsylvania and Georgia, the results are also very close in Nevada, Arizona and North Carolina.
Donald Trump launched a legal and media offensive on Wednesday to cast doubt on the validity of the results.
On Friday, he did not speak publicly but he threatened in a tweet to fight to the end: "the legal proceedings have only just begun!"
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Joe Biden calls for unity
It was with the victory almost acquired that Joe Biden addressed the Americans on Friday night.
The former vice president of Barack Obama spoke from his home in Wilmington, Delaware, where a large outdoor stage was set up on Tuesday, election day.
He called on Americans to "come together" to overcome "anger."
Above all, he recalled the importance of taking into account all the votes, behind which lie "men and women who have exercised their fundamental right".
A new speech is expected on Saturday evening, a way for the Democrat to occupy the media space in the face of Donald Trump who clings to his seat as president.
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